The most-awaited Ooku the Inner Chambers trailer dropped today May 23, 2023. The famous Manga gets its Anime adaptation, directed by Noriyuki Abe. Written by Fumi Yoshinaga, the manga tells the tale of Japan where the birth count of men is little, making the women rule and reign.
Noriyaki Abe, well-known for his anime series like Bleach, Seven Deadly Sins, and more, has amazingly executed his storyboard for Ooku the Inner Chambers as well. He is also notable for winning the Animage Anime Grand Prix award in 1993 and 1994. Coming from a renowned director, highly acclaimed manga writer, and extremely good voice cast, one can’t deny that the upcoming gender-reversed anime will disappoint us.
The anime’s cast includes Yûki Kaji as Gyokuei, Mamoru Miyano as Madenokôji Arikoto, Tomokazu Seki as Mizuno Yûnoshin, Jun Fukuyama as Sutezô, Kikuko Inoue as Kasuga no Tsubone, Sanae Kobayashi as Tokugawa Yoshimune, Miyuki Satô as Onobu, Eriko Matsui as Tokugawa Iemitsu, Hitoshi Kubota as Narrator and more. Takasugi Rika writes the screenplay and Kenji Kawai scores the music.
Ooku the Inner Chambers tells the tale of a Japan in the Edo Period where a strange Red Pox disease kills only the men. After 80 years post the disease’s outbreak, the male population has decreased immensely leaving the women to take on the works that men used to do. Even the role of the Shogun (military ruler) is carried on by women. On the other hand, men are asked to take care of household work and take care of children. Moreover, the beautiful men of the country are sent to the Shogun’s inner chamber to serve.
In the newly released trailer, the eighth Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune enters a chamber with 3000 beautiful men bowing down to her. She simply calls them frivolous dressed-up men. Then the narration explains how in the country, men are rare yet there are 3000 beautiful men coming in to serve the Shoguns. These men are called the Ooku. Then to see whether the country has always been like this, the eight shogun reads the history to go back in time.
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Apparently, it all started when the third shogun Lemitsu was born. Until then men were in power, doing their work and taking care of women. Due to the disease, Lemitsu is forced to become the next Shogun. They cut her hair, beat, and train vigorously. We also see how she breaks down knowing her fate as the next ruler. This responsibility forces her to sacrifice her womanhood. She also is seen falling in love with Arikoto but due to her Shogun standard, her romance had to die.
The narrator questions the viewers that when the history is unraveled what will be found? Then the scene cuts to the current eighth Shogun asking the 3000 men whether anyone objects to her as the ruler and the men remain bowed.
Watch Ooku The Inner Chambers Trailer
The trailer looks fantastic as usual because anime creations never fail to disappoint. The depiction of a fictional Japan with men doing all the so-called feminine works whereas women protecting men is a new concept. Yôko Satô has done an excellent job of creating the character designs.
Ooku the Inner Chambers will be released on Netflix on June 29, 2023. What do you think about the trailer? Do you think the anime will do justice to the original Manga? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section.
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